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Over 100 caregivers learn tools at resource fair in South Kona to help aging loved ones

The second annual Empowering Family Caregiver Resource Fair hosted by Kona Community Hospital was held on Saturday at Yano Hall. Health care professionals did presentations on a wide range of caregiving topics, from recognizing dementia-related behaviors to understanding the importance of advance health care directives, wills and trusts, according to a press release from the Kona hospital.

UH Mānoa researchers help publish large-scale Alzheimer’s study

A study from researchers with the University of Hawaii at Mānoa has identified novel molecules linked to Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Feb. 12.

Business Monday: Finding human connection at the Big Island Social Dance Club

Denise Westbrook owns and operates the Big Island Social Dance Club, which she opened last May. The upcoming grand opening is Jan. 20.

Hawai‘i Care Choices to hosts free Health Care Talk story on dementia

The talk will begin at 10 a.m. and is aimed at providing guidance to caregivers and loved ones of those living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

UH Booklet Helps Children Understand Dementia, Memory Loss

The release introduces the theme of Pomai and Her Papa: Growing Up with Memory Loss and Holding On to What Matters Most as an energetic little girl named Pomai who wants nothing more than for her grandfather, Papa, to play with her.